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Subfamily Centrotinae

Membracid at lights - Microcentrus perditus Unknown Bug - Microcentrus perditus treehopper - Microcentrus perditus treehopper - Microcentrus perditus bug nymph - Microcentrus caryae Centrotus cornutus Gargara genistae - Gargara genistae Arizona Treehopper for ID - Microcentrus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)
Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)
Superfamily Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)
Family Membracidae (Typical Treehoppers)
Subfamily Centrotinae
Explanation of Names
Centrotinae Amyot & Serville 1843
Numbers
12 spp. in 7 genera of 4 tribes (of which 2 non-native) in our area(1), _ spp. in ~220 genera of 23 tribes total(2)
Range
worldwide, much more diverse in the Old World; in our area, native spp. in sw. US only(2)
Works Cited
1.Richness of the Nearctic treehopper fauna (Hemiptera: Aetalionidae and Membracidae)
Deitz L.L., Wallace M.S. 2012. Zootaxa 3423: 1–26.
2.Deitz L.L., Wallace M.S. (team leaders), et al. (2010‒) Treehoppers: Aetalionidae, Melizoderidae, and Membracidae (Hemiptera)
Contributed by v belov on 23 November, 2012 - 11:28am
Last updated 17 July, 2015 - 10:44am

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